Introduction

War and Remembrance is an American miniseries based on the 1978 novel of the same name written by Herman Wouk.

The miniseries, which aired from 13 November 1988 to 14 May 1989, covers the period of World War II from the American entry into World War II immediately after Pearl Harbour in December 1941 to the day after the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

It is the sequel to the 1983 miniseries The Winds of War, which was also based on one of Wouk’s novels.

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Outline

Leslie Slote, now working at the American Legation, receives secret Nazi documents from the Wannsee Conference, but his contact is killed before providing more authentication. Beck reports to Adolf Eichmann on his plans to get Aaron to make propaganda radio broadcasts favorable to the Axis powers. Natalie makes arrangements for them to escape from Italy with an Italian Jewish family. Berel and other prisoners are forced to prepare Auschwitz for an inspection tour by Heinrich Himmler. During the tour, Himmler observes the gassing of a trainload of Dutch Jews during a tour of the camp by Rudolf Höss.

War and Remembrance Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 15 November 1988.
• Running time: 1620 minutes (total running time).
• Rating: 15.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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